Well, maybe closer to two.
Still here. Still pregnant, thankfully. Almost 26 weeks. My wedding rings no longer fit comfortably, so for the last week I have been wearing a sterling silver replica of The One Ring (yes, from Lord of the Rings). I finally bought a reasonable replacement to wear for the duration of the pregnancy. Check out the baby blog if you are interested in more of this sort of thing.
Let’s see, what’s been going on… I don’t know. Work has been really busy. I can’t wait until Danielle comes back from maternity leave.
Oh, Zac got a promotion at work, along with a hefty pay rise. That extra money will be quite nice when paying for day care and baby-related items, as well as random projects around the house.
We got new hardwood floors installed a couple of weeks ago. They look really good. My mom came to visit about two weekends ago and helped me get the nursery in order. It looks pretty good. Now we have to finish painting the guest room and hang some curtains, and we should be done with indoor household projects for a little while.
We’ve had some family in town this weekend. My father-in-law, sister-in-law, and 8-year old nephew came to visit. SIL and nephew flew to Maryland from Atlanta to see nephew’s dad for spring break, and FIL is going to be hanging around with us this week and helping Zac finish all the random projects that he starts and never finishes. I’ve never had anyone stay with me for an entire week before, so this will be interesting.
To entertain our houseguests, last night we took them to Medieval Times. It was really a lot of fun. We have lived here three years and never been because it is usually $50 a person to get in. I guess the economy has had an effect on period-themed restaurants as well, because they were running a special: 4 adults for $100. Not a bad deal. When we got there, we upgraded to the royalty package, which guaranteed us a spot on the first three rows. This was odd because there are only five rows of tables. Anywho, we ended up on Table 1 of the Red Section, right next to the arena (and the king). I had always heard that the food was not that great, but I thought it was pretty good. They had tomato bisque soup and garlic bread, and entire half of a roasted chicken, a rib, roasted potatoes, and a hot apple turnover. Yummy. And yes, as everyone has pointed out to me, there was no silverware in medieval times, hence there is no silverware AT Medieval Times. Har har har. It was a very nice time, and very engaging. It’s the kind of place where you have to really make up your mind to get into it to really enjoy it. Everyone wore their paper crowns with gusto, and nephew got a wooden sword and shield. You could buy more festive headware and weaponry, but I was fine with my paper crown. It was really fun to just check your cool at the door and act like a dork for an evening. It’s not the type of thing I’d do on a weekly basis, but every now and again it will probably be something we take out-of-town guests to experience.
Shall I even get into politics now? I don’t really want to. President Obama has pretty much lived up to my expectations of him so far, which really isn’t saying much. He better step it up if he’s going to save the world like everyone expects him to. And please, put Joe Biden in an office somewhere and hide the key. That man is a joke.
I’ve started reading Watchmen, but I don’t think I want to see the movie. I’ve heard too much about graphic violence, sex, and language to dissuade me from paying to see it. And weekly I hear horror stories about people bringing their children to see this movie. Why would you bring a child to see an R-rated movie in the first place? I hope their children have nightmares and keep them up all hours of the night. They deserve it.
I’m really quite boring nowadays.
I guest we can talk a little LOST. I’m very intrigues with the way things are turning out. I have always been a Sawyer fan, and last season I was not happy with him at all. He had turned into a sniveling, weak little man tromping around the jungle. LaFleur brought him completely away from that for me. He was back in his prime, but this time with a purpose. He’s running a three-year long con, has fallen in love (or as in love as he can be with a non-Kate) with Juliet, and is head of Dharma Security. I love him and Juliet together for some reason. I saw it coming a mile away and didn’t think I would like it, but their relationship seems so easy, whereas Sawyer and Kate and Jack and Juliet seemed too tumultuous and too forced, respectively. I loved the part where Sawyer went out and talked to Alpert in Dharmaland. For some reason I love Richard Alpert. Must be the eyeliner. But the way he walked in there with his torch and his gigantic balls of steel just made my heart go pitter patter. Sawyer’s dressing down of Alpert was awesome. Right now I’m torn between thinking that the left behind Losties are full-on Dharma, or whether they are infiltrating Dharma on behalf of the Others. I mean, they all know the Purge is coming. You would think with that kind of foreknowledge they would align themselves with the winning side. I know I would. Perhaps they don’t think they will be there in 15 or so years (the Purge happened on Ben’s birthday in 1992). But what if they are? Are they willing to risk it? I don’t think I would be. Is anyone else glad that Charlotte is gone? I am. She was annoying. I really don’t want Kate to mess up Sawyer and Juliet. But judging by the look on Sawyer’s face when he saw her, I think she will. Boo. Can’t wait for this week’s episode.
There you go.
